Helicobasidium mompa
| Helicobasidium mompa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Helicobasidiales |
| Family: | Helicobasidiaceae |
| Genus: | Helicobasidium |
| Species: | H. mompa |
| Binomial name | |
| Helicobasidium mompa Nobuj. Tanaka (1891) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Septobasidium mompa (Nobuj. Tanaka) Racib. (1909) | |
Helicobasidium mompa is a species of fungus in the subdivision Pucciniomycotina. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are corticioid (patch-forming) and are typically violet to purple. Microscopically they have auricularioid (laterally septate) basidia. Helicobasidium mompa is an opportunistic plant pathogen and is one of the causes of violet root rot of crops and other plants. DNA sequencing suggests that it is a distinct, eastern Asian species.